NYC Just Escaped a Possible Mass Shooting (Edited w/ Response)
[Edit: Response to some comments below] Some of the comments have pointed out that the gun pictured is only an AK-47 knockoff, or some other kind of gun that doesn’t … Read More
Category: Military
NYC Just Escaped a Possible Mass Shooting
It looks like New York City just had a narrow escape: 18-year-old from Ohio arrested with AK-47 in Times Square subway station, police say (CNN)An 18-year-old from Ohio is facing … Read More
Minerva @ Midnight: prosecuting the previous guy, former FedEx employee kills 8, plus Freedom Flies
Do we really have the will to prosecute Trump for anything? Or will he escape yet again because he’ll try to bargain his way out of an indictment because he … Read More
Minerva @ Midnight: don't defund police, reduce the domestic military force occupying our country
Structural change needs to happen, because in community policing, community should precede policing. The paramilitary trend should not be seen as a burgeoning conflict between armed militias, one more official … Read More
“…it's time to end America's longest war*”
All US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 9/11/2021, ignoring the 1 May deadline set by previous guy. 2,500 troops remain. *“Wars with Native tribes from 1788-1890 count as … Read More
If Republicans Tell you They are Cowards…
Americans should listen to the rational Republicans willing to publicly lift the scales from their eyes, who say their brethren are cowardly. Current and former Republicans like the previous Republican … Read More
Minerva @ Midnight: Economy Deficit Disorder
More attention should be paid to an economy that might be in trouble this summer especially as there will be something, something military that will require US attention somewhere, somewhere. … Read More
PA-Sen: Toomey (R) Wants PA To Adopt GA's Jim Crow Laws Because He “Thinks Black People Do Drive”
Can’t wait to see this asshole go: 📹On @FOX43, Sen. Toomey says he wants PA to adopt Georgia's new election laws. I ask what he says to BPOC who say … Read More
Minerva at Midnight: better sex under (democratic) socialism
“As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the results of studies conducted in Germany from the mid-nineteen-eighties onward, which reported, among other intriguing … Read More
Military voters have had enough of the GOP
While the Republican Party continues to devolve into the party of white supremacists, authoritarian fascists, and conspiracy theorists, they are losing their grip on many of the voting blocs they … Read More
GITMO's camp 7 fails… prisoners moved, because it's still a thing
The jewel of the US prison-industrial-complex, GITMO still has 40 prisoners. Austerity comes to pseudo ‘black-site’. “Washington: A once-secret unit within the Guantanamo Bay detention centre that had fallen into disrepair … Read More
New Reports on How Trump Fleeced – and is Still Fleecing – His Base
Sometimes the New York Times gets it right: How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations During the 2020 campaign, Trump kept running short of cash. (Anything less than “all of … Read More
Take a Knee
It is a cruel irony that before the start of the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin the state of Minnesota is one of many placing the knee of racism … Read More
In House hearing on extremism, Republican reveals he's been duped by military version of 'The Onion'
Most of us don’t think Bill Gates has uploaded Windows Vista into the COVID-19 vaccine, and we won’t give credence to inanities burped out by semi-ambulatory heaps of knob cheese who listen to … Read More
the previous guy said, “I like taking the guns early”
Concealability had nothing to do with Monday’s massacre in Boulder, Colorado, but the details tell us more about the marketability of semi-automatic firearms using high-capacity magazines. Discussing open-carry regulation may have been rendered … Read More
the previous guy's insurrectionists hoped for a Tet offensive that would force the US to surrender
Military-style direct action to disrupt legal elections was the operational frame for a deluded Trumpist vanguard on 1/6. Like Venezuela’s last coup attempt, the insurrectionists hoped that there would be more … Read More
if you're a GOP member not condemning a coup, does that mean you favor them
The measure passed by 398 to 14, with one voting “present.” All of the “no” and “present” votes came from Republicans. 14 House Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the … Read More
Dr. Birx on Trump's infamous 'inject disinfectant' moment: 'I still think about it every day'
To adequately convey to future generations how much the past four years were like staring at an M.C. Escher drawing while attempting to set the world record for most psychedelic … Read More
Has the US raised “a stink” about North Korea because it “gave off a powder smell”
North Korea is starting to test its relationship with the Biden administration. One of the few concessions that North Korea got from Trump aside from his foreign policy ignorance was the suspension … Read More
My 2019 interview of Biden's historic Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Progressive hero.
Rep. Deb Haaland visited with Politics Done Right at Netroots Nation 2019. She is one of very few Native American women serving in Congress and now 1st Interior Secretary. First … Read More
Pillow monger who wants to launch own social media platform somehow can't grasp video chatting
So this is the guy who’s suddenly an expert on voting machines and algorithms. Mike Lindell, the reason tech support people often drink on the job, called into the Domenick … Read More
Alabama GOP declares Trump 'one of the greatest presidents' ever
Q: What’s the difference between the Branch Davidians and the Trump Death Cult? A: The Branch Davidians thought their leader was Jesus, whereas the Trumpies think their guy is way … Read More
“Their stupid is always bigger than their evil” in an ex-POTUS's hope for military coup
Banana Republic is not yet a bankrupt concept in America, although it is being sorely tested. Trump’s 1/6 coup counted on the numbers of RWNJs in the US military, including … Read More
16 years ago, Jon Stewart famously called Tucker Carlson a d*ck; now he's apologizing … to d*cks
Not sure if you remember the infamous Jon Stewart Crossfire appearance in which he basically burned the erstwhile CNN show to the ground. Okay, “burned to the ground” is a … Read More
Listen to Lincoln—you Neanderthals
Back on March 2, President Joe Biden implored the states of Mississippi and Texas not to jump the gun by lifting their mask mandates. “I hope everyone's realized by now … Read More
Trump's government in exile now resorts to autographing Dr. Seuss books
Weird how it’s possible to have presidential leadership that isn’t into gaslighting douchebaggery or mindless grifting off “cancelculture” Still getting reaccustomed to having a President of the United States who … Read More
“Hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America, not for what? China, Russia, Italy, Guam…”
Marjorie Taylor Green, unburdened by House committee work, should put a bit more time into her trolling banter. Sadly, this was no different than the previous guy’s issues with thinking … Read More
IL-Sen: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D), “F*ck Tucker Carlson.”
Fuck him royally: x F*ck Tucker Carlson. While he was practicing his two-step, America’s female warriors were hunting down Al Qaeda and proving the strength of America’s women. Happy belated … Read More
MO-Sen: PCCC Endorses Marine Veteran Lucas Kunce (D) In The Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate
Some big news this week out of Missouri: A Missouri Democrat who works at an organization that fights corporate monopolies on Tuesday became the latest candidate to announce a bid … Read More
Ted and Greta more like 'Son of JFK Killer' versus TEDtalks Climate
There’s really only one Ted that’s applicable to an unconfirmed source trying to connect Greta Thunberg with the Unabomber and that’s Ted “Zodiac Killer” Cruz. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has mocked … Read More
Meghan McCain's worthless opinion about the royals draws blank stare from Whoopi Goldberg
To be fair, practically everyone’s opinion about the royal family is worthless, because the royal family itself is a pointless anachronism. And now that it’s clearly both racist and pointless, … Read More
White House doctor who said Trump could live to 200 was a bad, abusive boss, according to report
Dr. Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician turned member of Congress who once told reporters that Donald Trump could live to age 200 if he would just eat a vegetable, … Read More
Trumpists believe something, something… 19th POTUS* on March 4 because Hayes-Tilden
“Senate Joint Hearing on Jan. 6 Attack: Part II” starts at 10am ET. Prepared testimony today for Maj. Gen. William Walker, commander of the D.C. National Guard, as he addresses … Read More
Is the F-35 another Bradley Fighting Vehicle or an M-16
A Swiss Navy Knife. A new article in Forbes about the failure of the F-35 aircraft system in terms of building a Ferrari points us toward the problem of seeking … Read More
1/6 was an insurrection because Trump truly hoped Pence would overturn the election
Trump never truly understood why Paul Manafort chose Mike Pence as his Vice President. Trump thought that Pence’s commitment to theocracy would serve Trump’s con of the evangelicals and guarantee loyalty rather … Read More
Congress Will Hear More Covid Shots Will Be Available in March, Biden Gets 67% Approval for Pandemic
Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech executives will testify before a US congressional committee tomorrow that the number of doses of their Covid-19 vaccines will increase sharply next month. Johnson and Johnson, who expects … Read More
GQP's Big Lie continues: Steve Scalise refuses to admit Joe Biden legitimately won the election.
2022 may appear to recycle the Big Lie because they got nothing. Turn on the Sunday shows and this is what you get— ABC: The election was stolenNBC: The election … Read More
human trafficking and Comfort Women at Harvard Law – call off your old, tired ethics
Recovering memory and historical revisionism in sex work might be the sad product of many repressive regimes. What becomes worse is the complicity of academic institutions in white-washing crimes against … Read More
Why is this guy not in jail?
It is true that white supremecy reigned on Jan 6th and still does but stupid does not actually know any color. This guy is everything opposite of Eugene Goodman. How this man … Read More
Texas electric grid collapse caused by a Slavish devotion to markets, false independence, more
Meet crony capitalism-owned government, Texas. The Texas grid failure is a perfect example of what markets do to systems we all depend on because they can, given bought governments. Journalist … Read More
Impeachment manager. No regrets. No reasoning with people acting like members of a religious cult.
Impeachment Manager Jamie Raskin made it clear that they did their part to hold the insurrectionist-in-chief accountable. Senate did not. Impeachment Manager Jamie Raskin See full episodes here. Chuck Todd … Read More
The Bigger Lies
As much as I would like to think that the two-party system is essential to the fabric of America, one party seems intent on ripping it to shreds. One of … Read More
Trump “showed no remorse and took no accountability” after the 6th January attack
On Friday, three hours of Castor and Schoen defending Trump, demonstrating that there will be very fine people on both sides in an insurrection somehow not connected to the incitement of … Read More
Trump has 50% of all US presidential impeachments. Castor dares DoJ to arrest Trump
Slowly we turn…. more Trump revelations ahead as his recorded talks with Putin are now available to Biden and Ukraine releases tapes of Giuliani hectoring them to investigate Biden. Then … Read More
Disorganized Castor and Schoen blow their unconstitutionality defense, admit Trump lost election
Jim Acosta of CNN reports that a Trump advisor says that “Trump is F’ed if further criminal proceedings happen after this impeachment trial”. Bad lawyering happened and the GOP knew … Read More
“Democracy is not self-executing.” Trump concocted a long-shot overthrow and failed
“Democracy is not self-executing.” Trump manufactured numerous technicalities to make a long-shot work, and failed. He tried to fabricate a state of martial law via an inside job, as the Trump … Read More
CDC Report Shows an Increase of 2.2 Million Vaccinations for Friday
The Center for Disease Control report on daily covid-19 vaccinations shows a jump of 2,216,752 total, the largest one day increase. Vaccinations have been running about 1.3 million per day. … Read More
“…politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude.” even if there was nearly a coup
Ben Sasse is still a RW member of the GQP, but he can still afford to offend his state party. x Sen. Ben Sasse to the Nebraska GOP State Central … Read More
“Kevin McCarthy claims he's received private assurances Greene no longer wishes Pelosi death”
'GQP' – Republicans announce themselves as a Trumpist party We cannot ignore the growing threat of right-wing extremism and its enablers any longer. x “McCarthy claims he has received private … Read More
Putin's Palace (the dubbed version) soon may look for its next Trump (it's not Junior)
Lots of events happening even if they’re all quite chaotic in the Russian Federation. Numerous anti-Putin demonstrations in the middle of winter. and some mysterious doings. Considering how long Trump … Read More
